Getting Started

Squarespace have built out a step-by-step getting started guide, which goes through setting up your Stripe account and connecting it to Squarespace. Your Squarespace transaction fees depend on what plan you’re on, but you can see your Stripe pricing here.

Bank Payouts (Receiving money into your bank account)

Once you set up your bank account with Stripe, we’ll automatically deposit funds to your account when they become available.

How long does it take for the money to get to my account?

After you’ve received your first order, your first payout on Stripe will initiate and post to your account within 7 days. Payout schedules depend on the country you’re based in. You can see a full list here.

I think my funds should have arrived by now

The exact timing of the money reaching your account can depend on a number of factors. On occasion, banks can take 2-3 additional days to post the funds to your account. You can see a full list of possible payout failure states here.

I’d like to know more about payouts

Fraud

Accepting payments online opens your business up to a global market, but it does bring it with a greater risk of fraud.

How do I know if an order is fraudulent?

We’ve developed Radar, a proprietary set of tools to help you fight fraud. You can read more on how Radar works here. Radar helps you to understand your risk profile as a business, and prevent fraud over time. That being said, there are some common things to look out for.

I’d like to know more about fraud

Disputes

A dispute occurs when a customer challenges a charge with their bank or credit card company. Disputes (also known as chargebacks) are often the result of fraudulent charges made by stolen credit cards or card numbers.

What do I do if I’ve received a dispute?

You want to submit evidence in your favor, which can be done through your dashboard. The dashboard has a step by step guide, but you’ll want to tailor your evidence to the type of dispute.

I’d like to know more

Identity Verification

Why do I need to provide an ID/personal information to Stripe?

Part of our responsibilities to our financial partners involves verifying your identity and confirming the legitimacy of your business. You can read more on that here.

We do not use this information for any other purposes, and we take your privacy and the security of your data very seriously. You can read about our security and privacy policy.

Declines

Payments can fail or be declined for a number of reasons, and it’s understandably frustrating when they represent a loss of legitimate business. However, certain failures are actually preventative measures working in your favour to minimize the possibility of a fraudulent payment, that otherwise could result in a dispute.

Why was a customer’s card declined?

You can read about the main types of declines and ways to tackle them here.

Who can I reach out to if I have a question?

That’s ok! Here’s a general breakdown of who to contact for what issue.

Squarespace

Squarespace Customer Care can help you with anything that requires logging into your Squarespace site. Common questions include:

Stripe

You can reach out to Stripe for questions around bank payouts, fraud, declines, disputes, and general payments processing. In order to make sure we can answer you as effectively as possible, please do the following:

Ensure you’re logged in before contacting us: you’ll be prompted to do so on our contact page.

Include as much information as possible (charge IDs like chXXX and payout IDs like poXXX)